Robert ellis is an american author of crime fiction. See all books authored by robert ellis, including city of fire, and the dead room, and more on thriftbooks. Mostly due to crazy amount of money the publishers paid for it, 2 million bucks. Read city of fire a novel by robert ellis available from rakuten kobo. Robert ellis brisk, complex city of fire is hot stuff.
Mar 19, 2016 city on fire by garth risk hallberg was probably the most anticipated debut novel of 2015. Robert ellis books list of books by author robert ellis. The novel takes place in new york city in the 1970s. Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels, city of fire, the lost witness, and murder season, and the detective matt jones thriller series, city of echoes, the love killings, and the girl buried in the woods oct. I found the storys plot to be complex and loaded with distortion and misdirection that only increases the suspense. One of the crime fiction series written by author robert ellis was titled as lena gamble. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Robert ellis audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Booklist robert ellis brisk, complex city of fire is hot stuff. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The initial novel in the series was published under the title city of fire. Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels, city of fire, the lost witness, and murder season, and the detective matt jones thriller series, city of echoes, the love killings, and the girl buried in the woods oct 2019. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading city of fire. Buy city of echoes by robert ellis online at alibris. May 29, 2007 listen to city of fire audiobook by robert ellis. Robert ellis is one of the noteworthy authors of america who likes to writ his novels based on the crime fiction genre. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Ellis excels at vivid writing and the expert plotting keeps the reader offkilterl. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Somehow or other i bought this book on the amazon site that provided an audiobook via audible. City of fire lena gamble, book 1 by robert ellis book cover, description, publication history. Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels, city of fire, the lost witness, and murder season, and the detective matt jones thriller series, city of echoes, the love killings, and the girl buried in the woods oct 2019 his novels have been translated into ten languages and selected as top reads by. Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels, city of fire, the lost.
When a vibrant young woman is found in bed by her hotshot businessman husband, carved from belly to throat with a very sharp kni. City of fire 1 by robert ellis 2016, cd, abridged at the best online prices at ebay. Ellis was haunted by the murder of a woman near his home when he was young, and compounded with hitchcock films and the works of sir arthur conan doyle, john buchan and dashiell hammett, his interest in crime fiction would quickly take form. Before he started writing, he worked in film, television and advertising. A complex portrait of the flawed but righteous lena by ellis the dead room, 2002, etc. He is the author of three bestselling crime novels, access to power, the dead room, and the critically acclaimed city of fire, which also garnered praise from authors as diverse as michael connelly and janet evanovich. Robert ellis, author robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels, city of fire, the lost witness, and murder season, and the detective matt jones series, city of echoes 2015 and the love killings 2016. Buy city of fire by robert ellis from waterstones today. I found city of fire through audible and was just as pleased with this book.
A media consultant, ellis received critical acclaim for his novels the dead room and access to power, which combined noir mystery and political elements. The spatiotemporal cage in city on fire is new york in the nineteenseventies. Charred on the outside, but raw underneath city of fire. This series consists of 3 books which were published between the years 2007 and 2011. The german editions of city of fire and the lost witness made their mark on amazons top 10 list for two years and at. Her brother, david, had been murdered five years earlier. Ellis prose is crisp, and his plot moves at a good clip. Robert ellis latest thriller is a powerful story, filled with violence and graphic detail. City of fire lena gamble, book 1 by robert ellis fantastic fiction. There is an anne lamott book that robert ellis turned to during the writing of his.
It has been several years since weve heard from robert ellis. This yearning is the counterweight to my addiction to british police procedurals. Click to read more about city of fire by robert ellis. City of fire audiobook by robert ellis 9781423336914. The book and story was too long with the places and backstory, could have been 20% shorter. When a vibrant young woman is found in bed by her hotshot businessman. Lapd detective lena gamble is 29, and alone in the world. Listen to city of fire by robert ellis,renee raudman for free with a 30 day. Editions of city of fire by robert ellis goodreads. City of fire, his newly published work, is a bit more personal a dark and disturbing journey into the product of a twisted mind.
His books have been translated into more than ten languages and selected as top reads by booklist, publishers weekly, national public radio, the chicago tribune, the toronto sun, the guardian uk, the evening telegraph uk, people magazine, usa today, and. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. I then did some research on this author and found that he has only written 4 books. Readers and critics made city of fire an instant phenomenon, as the book bec. Unfortunately, despite being competently written by. Ellis builds the tension so high you wont want to read city of fire late at night, particularly if youre in the house alone. I checked out the lost witness through my library and loved it. Listen to city of fire a novel by robert ellis available from rakuten kobo. City of fire by robert ellis overdrive rakuten overdrive.
City on fire is a 2015 novel by garth risk hallberg, published by alfred a. Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels city of fire, the lost witness, and murder season, and the detective matt jones thriller series, city of echoes, the love killings, and the girl buried in the woods 2019. When a vibrant young woman is found in bed by her hotshot businessman husband, carved from belly to throat with a very s. Listen to city of fire audiobook by robert ellis and renee. Through the literal and metaphorical fog of a forest fire that rages through much of elliss tense third thriller after access to power and. A novel lena gamble novels book 1 kindle edition by ellis, robert. A novel robert ellis author, renee raudman narrator, brilliance audio publisher get audible free.
Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels, city of fire, the lost witness, and murder season, and the bestselling detective matt jones thriller series city of echoes, the love killings, and the girl buried in the woods. A complex portrait of the flawed but righteous lena by ellis the dead room. Robert ellis is the international bestselling author of access to power, the dead room, and the critically acclaimed lena gamble novels. The main action takes us from christmas, 1976, to july, 1977, the night of the new york city blackout. City of fire a novel lena gamble novels volume 1 robert ellis. The book and story was too long with the places and. Review of city on fire, by garth risk hallberg the new. He is the author of three bestselling crime novels, access to power, the dead room, and the critically acclaimed city of fire, which also garnered praise from auth. Robert ellis on new album, new york and americana snobs. Book 1 in the critically acclaimed, highoctane thriller series featuring lapd homicide detective lena gamble, written by robert ellis.
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